Bombardier Aerospace announced today that SpiceJet of Gurgaon, India has placed a firm order for turboprop 15 Q400 NextGen aircraft and took options on a 15 additional airliners. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft firm order is estimated to be approximately 446 million $ US and could increase to approximately 915 million $ US, if all 15 options are converted to firm orders.
"The India is experiencing substantial growth, and should predominant growth of cities and industrial cities remain underserved, said Kalanithi Maran, Chairman of the Board of Directors, SpiceJet." As a preferred airline India, low prices we focus on the restoration of these markets require an aircraft that could increase the scope of 60 airports that could not be served by the larger jets and the establishment of our footprint on these markets. After an evaluation of all aircraft in the category of 60-80 seats, we have chosen the Q400 NextGen aircraft combines the excellent passenger comfort, economy and reliability. »
"It is an order very important for us because it establishes the Q400 India, NextGen aircraft" said Gary Scott r., President, Bombardier commercial aircraft. "We expect to take delivery of commercial aircraft 600 category 20-149 seat for the next 20 years, the India and we believe that our optimized Q400 NextGen Turbo series CRJ regional jets and the new CSeries aircraft are ideally suited to capture a significant portion of these deliveries.
"At this moment, when the new airports are is ordered by the Indian Government, the Bombardier is positioned to support the development of air transport of the India network" said Mr. Scott.
SpiceJet currently serves 22 destinations in India, the Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Bombardier is to make significant investments in infrastructure to support the India services and the Asia-Pacific market. Earlier this year, Bombardier opened its new Office of regional support (SSB) in Mumbai. This Office serves businesses and customers of commercial aircraft and is located at Andheri East near Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport. The SSB dedicated team full regional field representatives of Bombardier service across the India and its surrounding areas.
Bombardier to plan strategically located ARS is designed to provide a comprehensive support package encompassing technical expertise for aircraft, flight operations support and customer account management functions. Because of the proximity bases its, Bombardier operators can provide improved to customers in their language and timezone service.
Q400 NextGen aircraft
Optimized for short distances, "comfortably green," operations Q400 NextGen 70-80-seat aircraft are big, fast, quiet and economical turboprop fuel. It provides a perfect balance of comfort of passengers and the economy operating with reduced environmental footprint. Including the order of SpiceJet, Bombardier received firm orders for a total of 404 Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft and October 31, 2010, 322 were delivered. Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft are in service with more than 30 operators worldwide and recorded more than 2 million hours of flight and 2 million landing and takeoff cycle more. Bombardier recently delivered the Dash 8/Q-Series turboprop 1 000e - a Q400 NextGen aircraft. This delivery re-confirmed step program series 8 Q turboprop Dash as one of the regional aircraft programmes most successful in history.
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